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“I was 150 metres over the trees. The glider spun and dived steeply – there wasn’t a lot of wing flying and generally it didn’t look healthy….” Simon Houston recounts his experience chucking his washing, with some valuable dos and don’ts. Best pack a tree rescue kit! See what’s in Cross County 173, September 2016

Part of the XC-Open World Series, the Manilla XC-Camp will take place from 24 January to 3 February 2011. Registration is free, as is the online scoring: you simply fly as far as you can from Mount Borah, between these dates.

Upcoming Events

From 4-10 December 2016 will be the 20th edition of the Canary Islands’ International Open Hang Gliding Championship. FAI cat. 2, pilots there will be Class 1, Class 5 and Sports Class categories. Airtribune.com

Tom Weissenberger is inviting advanced hang glider pilots to join him in Lanzarote, “one of the most unique and consistent flying sites in southern Europe” in December 2016 / January 2017. The LanzaXCamp should be[...]

The 11th consecutive Forbes Flatlands competition, organised by Moyes and the Sydney Hang Gliding Club, will take place from 30 December 2016 – 6 January 2017, with practice towing days on 28 and 29 December. The competition[...]

The fourth annual Wings Over Winter Powered Paragliding (PPG) event will take place at the Lake Wales Airport in Central Florida, from 6-8 January, 2016. Organisers say: “Wings Over Winter is the perfect getaway for[...]